Marco Odermatt also wins in Adelboden – his fourth victory in the fifth giant slalom of the current season. The Nidwalden wins on Chuenisbärgli as the first Swiss in 14 years.
Marco Odermatt on the way to his victory.
(sda) Odermatt, who was already in the lead after the first run, won ahead of the Austrian Manuel Feller and the French Alexis Pinturault. With his fourth win in the fifth giant slalom of the winter, Odermatt ended a 14-year winless period for the Swiss drivers. Back then, Marc Berthod and Daniel Albrecht ensured a double success.
Odermatt could not be put off the path to success by anything – neither from the conditions, which were more difficult than seldom before in Adelboden, nor from the immense pressure that weighed on his shoulders. Even the clear leader in the overall and in the discipline valuation did not make it through the demanding slope without mistakes. Nevertheless, he did not let himself be stopped on the way to his ninth World Cup victory overall.
Justin Murisier just missed his second World Cup podium on his 30th birthday. The Valais finished fourth. Loïc Meillard achieved his second best result of the season in this discipline with rank 8.
Gino Caviezel made up 6 places in the second run, which was enough for 11th place in the final classification. Cédric Noger secured his first World Cup points in a year thanks to rank 24. Daniele Sette, the sixth Swiss finalist, also delivered a countable result with 27th place in the fifth giant slalom of the season.
Adelboden. Men’s World Cup Giant Slalom: 1. Marco Odermatt (SUI) 2: 34.45. 2. Manuel Feller (AUT) 0.48 back. 3. Alexis Pinturault (FRA) 0.54. 4. Justin Murisier (SUI) 1.77. 5. Mathieu Faivre (FRA) 1.89. 6. Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR) 1.91. 7. Filip Zubcic (CRO) 1.94. 8. Loïc Meillard (SUI) 1.95. 9. Marco Schwarz (AUT) 2.54. 10. Cyprien Sarrazin (FRA) 2.88. 11. Gino Caviezel (SUI) 3.27. Also: 22. Cédric Noger (SUI) 4.54. 27. Daniele Sette (SUI) 4.95. – 29 of the 30 finalists classified.
The best running times: 1st run: 1. Odermatt 1: 17.94. 2. Pinturault 0.31. 3. Zubcic 0.50. Also: 5. Feller. 6. Murisier and Meillard 1.38. 17. Gino Caviezel 3.02. 26. Noger 4.22. 30. Sette 4.39. – 62 drivers started, 39 classified. – Eliminated among others: Thomas Tumler (SUI), Marco Reymond (SUI), Luca De Aliprandini (ITA), Lucas Braathen (NOR), Stefan Brennsteiner (AUT), Zan Kranjec (SLO). – 2nd run: 1. Feller 1: 15.82. 2. Odermatt 0.69. 3. Simon Maurberger (ITA) 0.75. Also: 7. Caviezel 0.94. 8. Noger 1.01. 11. Murisier 1.08. 14. Set 1.25. 15. Meillard 1.26.
Men. Overall rating (after 16 of 35 races): 1. Marco Odermatt (SUI) 845. 2. Aleksander Kilde (NOR) 469. 3. Matthias Mayer (AUT) 447. 4. Alexis Pinturault (FRA) 382. 5. Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT ) 373. 6. Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR) 327. 7. Beat Feuz (SUI) 300. Also: 10. Justin Murisier (SUI) 211. 13. Niels Hintermann (SUI) 191. 14. Gino Caviezel (SUI) 189. 15. Loïc Meillard (SUI) 180. 27. Stefan Rogentin (SUI) 133.
Giant slalom (after 5 of 8 races): 1. Odermatt 480. 2. Manuel Feller (AUT) 261. 3. Kristoffersen 253. 4. Pinturault 214. 5. Luca De Aliprandini (ITA) 207. 6. Murisier 177. Also: 11 Meillard 113. 13. Gino Caviezel 99. 26. Daniele Sette (SUI) 32.
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